Fun Adventures by me and my fellow campaigners.

With his earlier fight with the monsters, Vlad was reminiscent of the past: Back when he was still in a guild; Subjagating dungeons and fighting enemies together with his friends.

He has many experiences in things like these and he would never in one chance ever panic in any situation when subjugating dungeons.

Vlad was not at all displeased by Alicia when she had panicked earlier in the battle, he had regarded that as the normal reaction of someone who has different standards than him. He tried to mention it again to Alicia that she should not panic - only because he was concern that she might cause him trouble if she ever panics again as she did earlier.

( ... ) Vlad turned his eyes to Alicia who's walking beside him - who has seemed to let her guard down towards him, unlike what it was before.

Seeing this, he reached the conclusion that she's opening herself to him bit by bit as the time passes that they were together.

Vlad felt that it was natural as he already did save and help her on many occasions already.

But then again, he did something rather bad to Arthur - the person who she possibly likes and treasures. He did that to Arthur at the heat of the moment. Vlad's emotions of glee and joy of tormenting Arthur had led him to almost kill him. 

But despite that, Vlad does not regret the thing he did to Arthur. In the first place, he was the reason he had turn out like that; he deserves it.

But what Vlad didn't expect and foresee was there was also someone who was hurt from his actions, and that was Alicia. 

It was a rough start but she's starting to open herself towards him and her hate is also gradually being forgotten.

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A few hours had now passed and Alicia and Vlad are now on a completely different floor.

Going this far, they've again encountered many enemies and Vlad took care of all of them; giving the chance for Alicia to fully recover her magic.

Vlad gave Alicia the opportunity to fight all their enemies before for him to see her magic. A mage who has the same Job Class as his, he wanted to see what she was capable of. Additionally, if he fought that fight, Alicia would then never get the opportunity to fight at all. Vlad could just easily take them out with at least one to two spells.

Giving her the reason to recover her mana had also given Vlad the opportunity to defeat all of the upcoming enemies for himself. It was not his real intention but it also worked out.

[ FireBall. ] simple magic was cast. A small ball of fire then appeared at Vlad's finger that is pointing towards the enemies - and in a blink of an eye, it grew to the size that was half of Vlad's height.

Then, the ball of fire was released. From the perspective of the enemies and Alicia, the projectile's speed was slow, maybe because of its largeness, they can still follow it with their eyes. But one thing was for sure: it didn't take long before it hit the enemies, exploding and then evaporating their flesh and their very bones.

There were still a few that were left. But they abandoned the thought of attacking the two trespassers and they began to scatter and run from fear that the ball will be thrown towards them next.

Fireball - One of Vlad's most basic tier-1 spells. At low level, it can only be used against one enemy, but with Vlad's level, he can turn it into something that can decimate a large group of enemies.

So with this spell, he had yet again defeated another group of the enemies.

[ Let's continue. ] Vlad casually said to the stunned Alicia.

[ U-Un... ] she nodded and immediately followed the back of Vlad.

Alicia who just saw his magic was flooded with mixed emotions of both fear and admiration.

All of the attacks he had used so far were all basic magic spells that mages learn from the academy. They're not at all being used in real battles as they are ineffective and weak. Yet the basic attacks Vlad has thrown were all at a different level. Alicia could only imagine what are his advanced magic would turn out to be.

His level of magic was clearly beyond what she was originally expecting.

At this point, she had been surprised many times by what Vlad can do and what he is as a person.

[ Alicia-san... We seem to be headed in a very large room... Prepare yourself just in case. ] 

Vlad warned her. Not because there might be a being stronger than him, but because an unexpected event might happen. Or maybe because it is also one of his habits that he gained from conquering the game.

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Soon, the two of them arrived in front of a large metal gate. The gate was almost identical to the one outside the dungeon; from its size to the details of being molded and rusted.

But unlike the one outside, this gate has a carving of an odd circular object drawn with strange patterns.

[ I wonder what this room is for... ] Alicia mutters to herself. 

Alicia felt afraid, thinking that what is hidden behind the door would be something like the master of the dungeon or at least a very strong opponent.

[ Well, there's only one way to find out. ] with that said, Vlad placed one of his hands in the gate and opened it. 

Immediately, their eyes went to the ceiling which stood high. Spikes of stones are hanging all over it; with one shake of the dungeon and they will fall to the ground. Even if Vlad could easily fend them off if whenever they fall, looking at them still made him feel wary.

Removing then his eyes towards the spiky ceiling and continuing to move forward, he looks in front and what he saw were just a bunch of statues and shelves storing books. They are lined up in a pattern neatly but it seems like they have not been taken care of for a long time. 

[ Vlad-san... What is this room...? Do... Do you think there're any traps in here...? ] she asked Vlad in fear.

Unlike before, she's trying to act in caution and she's now afraid of causing Vlad any more trouble - hence she asks.

[ No. I don't think so... ] 

As he said so, Vlad took a book from one of the large wooden shelves. 

He wipes off the dust and he looks at the title of the book. 

Vlad is still having trouble in reading and writing the language of this world, hence it took him a few seconds to completely read the title of the book. 

"The History of the Elves" was written in the cover.

[ Elves... ] Vlad whispers in interest. 

So far, all Vlad had seen in this world are humans. Since this world is the same as the game he had played, it was only natural the different races also exist in this world.

Interested, he stored the book inside his storage. 

He then took another book - read the title, and repeat.

"The Dragons of Brulhild"

"The Gate: Mystery of Another Country"

"The Kingdom, the Empire, and Other Smaller Countries"

"Sacred Spells of Ancient Magnus"

"Theories of Another World: Where did Goblins come From?"

"The Dwarves of Mt. Pulu"

"Legendary 'Device'"

"Goddess Clair and the Holy Empress"

"Advance Magic Spells: Fire Element"

"All Known Countries"

"Peace Between Races: Humans"

"The Guild of Heteromorphs"

These were some of the titles Vlad had read. Some of it caught his attention and decided to store it.

[ Vlad-san... Some of these books are ancient... I can't believe they will exist in this dungeon... ] she mutters in disbelief as she also browses the shelves with great curiosity.

( The books here are mixed, huh...? Some look fake but there are some that look real and would be useful... ) he thought as he continues to take some of the books and read their titles one by one. And as he did so, he found one that got his interest the most than any other of the books. 

"The Tales and Names of all Known Heroes"

NOTE: Please don't expect this write to have much action and gruesome tendencies as my real intention when I first wrote the earlier chapters was to actually make them comedic and slice_of_life-ish. Well, in the end, readers didn't like that so I rewrite some, but still, you can still find some comedic aspects in the write. Especially in the first few chapters, they're a bit... not that good.

SYNOPSIS...

In a world inhabited with different races - 

Humans, Demihumans, Demons, Angels, Beast, Monsters, and many others, war always occurs.

The Demon Lord, the Heroes, the Holy Empress, the king of elves, the Beast King - were the leading forces that lead and starts those wars.

That was until...

He arrived...

The being that was powerful enough to have them ally themselves up against him.

There's a nice place ahead! 

Jack flew on the skies, the land beneath his feet full of little houses and tows. 

This is Another World. Beneath him were adventurers, NPCs, monsters, a bustling life and environment!

And, of course, Dungeons!

Dungeons. Places full of treasures, traps and so on! 

They came in all forms. There were the typical caves, magical forests and even cities. There were good-natured dungeons, neutral dungeons and evil dungeons. 

Maze dungeons, castle dungeons, linear dungeons, MOB-swarming…

All had some sort of attraction for all kinds of players. Be it treasure, gold, gems, magical crystals, skill orbs, jades or books... The thing is, they had something to be worth challenging.

Of course, things like skill-giving dungeons were extremely rare and had kingdoms competing for them at all times. The NPCs assigned to such places were usually A.I., since they used to be super-high-level. 

So far, most of them hadn't been conquered, and the number of skill books, jades or orbs obtained could be counted on ones' fingers from both hands. 

Nonetheless, players weren't dumb, so the many guilds, kingdoms and empires would always be fighting over such grounds and defending them in the hopes of, later off in the game, being able to explore and fully utilize them. 

Well, none of those interested our friend Jack. For him, the closer ones were the best ones!
Of course, dragons loved treasure of all kinds, but gold and jewels were the cream de la cream for all of them - even if not the most precious of items. 

Now, the dungeons that gave such low-level items as gems and gold were the weakest ones, usually directed at low level players who had to exchange them to NPCs to get potions and so on. 

Of course, our dear Jack… 

[ - OOOOHHH YEEEEAH!]

Was currently madly digging the ground in front of a cave half of his size. 

Since that beginner dungeon was too small for him to enter, he just decided to dig near the entrance, all the way to the dungeons' Main Chamber and Treasure Vault. 

- NOOOOOOOO! JAAAAAAAAAACK!

And that was the scream of a certain very unlucky Half-Orc player as the dungeon ceiling collapsed on his head.

A story about lazyness and the true NEET life.

Chapter 2434 - Ascending to Heaven
When they heard the Grand Elder's exclamation, everyone stared at the scroll Phoenix Rain held, astonished.
"Zero Wing is actually selling such an item?"
Magic Barrier Scrolls were insanely rare on the market. The various powers even hoarded Basic Magic Barrier Scrolls, only allowing their main forces access to the tools. 

Level 100-plus Grand Lords were simply too difficult to deal with for current players. If one of these Grand Lords possessed special Skills, not even Tier 3 MTs would be able to tank it, let alone Tier 2 MTs.
To help their main forces explore Level 100 neutral maps, the various powers relied on magic barriers to defeat these Level 100-plus Grand Lords.
Unfortunately, due to how scarce these scrolls were, the various powers didn't even have enough to arm their main forces sufficiently. As a result, the teams' exploration speed was still quite slow.
The best Magic Barrier Scrolls on the market were only Intermediate rank. There were practically never Advanced Magic Barrier Scrolls available. Although the various superpowers had even offered to trade Level 100 Dark-Gold Equipment for the Advanced ranked scrolls, no one was willing to sell what they had.
And yet, not only had Shi Feng revealed an Advanced Magic Barrier Scroll, but it was also an Ancient Barrier Scroll.
In God's Domain, Intermediate Magic Arrays could only affect Level 100-plus Grand Lords; they were nearly useless against Level 100 Mythics. Only Advanced Magic Arrays would prove effective against such high-ranked monsters.
With a complete set of Advanced Magic Barrier Scrolls, one could even slay a Level 100-plus Mythic monster. It was easy to imagine how much a set of those scrolls was worth.
Ancient Magic Arrays were generally stronger than ordinary magic arrays of the same rank, and fewer players were required to channel the magic arrays. This allowed more of the team to participate in the actual fight.
If a team used an Advanced Magic Barrier, they'd still need around 30 Tier 3 experts to take down a Level 100-plus Mythic monster. However, if the team had an Advanced Ancient Barrier, they'd be more than capable of slaying a Level 100-plus Mythic monster as long as they had a Tier 3 MT.
Advanced Ancient Barrier Scrolls?
The revelation even surprised Cold Shadow. She had never thought Shi Feng would be capable of obtaining such a treasure.
If what Shi Feng had suggested were true, and Zero Wing could sell large quantities of the Twelve Elemental Pillars, the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion would easily be able to dominate the Hill of Ruins. No superpower in the Apocalypse Empire would be able to contend with the Pavilion.
All of the various superpowers were nursing headaches over the issue Level 100-plus Mythic monsters presented, including Mythology.
Although the Tier 3 Combat Rune was powerful, it could only help players exhibit more of their combat power; it didn't offer a boost to players' Basic Attributes. Unless players met the minimum Basic Attribute requirements to raid Level 100-plus Mythic monsters, the Tier 3 Combat Rune wouldn't be particularly useful.
Advanced Magic Barriers, on the other hand, would be. They might not increase players' combat power or Basic Attributes, but they could limit a monster's strength. With a set of such scrolls, a team that normally wouldn't have a chance against a Level 100-plus Mythic monster would have hope of defeating it.
With an Advanced Ancient Barrier like the Twelve Elemental Pillars, even a Tier 2 team could raid Level 100-plus Mythic monsters. Those scrolls were well worth several times more than ordinary Advanced Magic Barriers.
At this stage of the game, superpowers still didn't have enough Tier 3 players to form a full team, but forming a Tier 2 team was a piece of cake.
Of course, not only was Level 100-plus Mythic monsters' loot bountiful, but it was also the foundation necessary to raid Level 100 Team Dungeons. If even Tier 2 expert teams could slay Level 100-plus Mythic monsters, their power could prepare to raid Level 100 Team Dungeons much sooner than others.
If the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion could secure a large stock of Twelve Elemental Pillars Scrolls, its development speed regarding Tier 3 players and equipment standards would reach new highs. The Pavilion would easily be able to surpass the Apocalypse Empire's various superpowers.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Rain stared at the scroll in her hands, dazed.
Nine Dragons Emperor broke the silence with a laugh, saying, "Guild Leader Black Flame, this is an Advanced Ancient Barrier Scroll we're talking about, yet you're suggesting that you can sell them in bulk? Do you take us for fools?"
Nine Dragons Emperor instinctively denied Shi Feng's claim. The Swordsman must've gone to great lengths to secure a single Twelve Elemental Pillars Scroll and was lying about Zero Wing's interest in selling Phoenix Rain a bulk order just to make her look good in front of the Pavilion's Grand Elders.
The strongest magic barriers the various superpowers could craft were Intermediate rank. Furthermore, not only were the required materials incredibly valuable, but no more than five superpowers were actually capable of crafting Intermediate Magic Barrier Scrolls.
How, exactly, was Zero Wing supposedly capable of mass-producing Advanced Ancient Barrier Scroll?
"Is that so?" Shi Feng chuckled, pulling 10 sets of Twelve Elemental Pillars, the scrolls he had found in the Magic Temple, from his bag.
Shi Feng tossed one scroll after another on the ground, quickly forming a small mound. As he did, everyone sensed the Mana density around them increase considerably…
Nine Dragons Emperor had been prepared to mock Shi Feng further, but seeing the Magic Array Scrolls, he turned deathly pale and couldn't bring himself to utter a single word.
Everyone in the plaza fell silent, and the Pavilion's members gazed at Shi Feng with admiration.
Nine Dragons Emperor was a true hero in the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. Not only was he individually powerful, but he was also an excellent commander. He had even led the Pavilion's Branch Guild in the Black Dragon Empire to prosper, despite the various Otherworld powers' invasion.
But the moment he had accused Shi Feng of lying, the Swordsman had revealed 10 sets of the Twelve Elemental Pillars. Moreover, Zero Wing's Guild Leader tossed them on the ground as if they were worthless pebbles. This was a slap in the face to Nine Dragons Emperor and had been done before the Pavilion's members. To top it off, Nine Dragons Emperor couldn't find anything kind of rebuttal. He wouldn't dare. The only thing coming out of his mouth should be compliments for Shi Feng. If he said anything else, he might even lose his position as a Pavilion Master, not to mention his chance to become the Great Pavilion Master.
Not even superpowers' Guild Leaders could subject Nine Dragons Emperor to such humiliation.
"So, that's the case." Cold Shadow grit her teeth. When Nine Dragons Emperor said nothing more, she knew that the situation was no longer in her favor. She then turned to look at Phoenix Rain and said, "Phoenix Pavilion Master, your insight truly is impressive. Since it seems that a partnership between our Guilds is no longer possible, I won't interrupt your discussions with Guild Leader Black Flame. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave."
Cold Shadow decisively led her subordinates away from the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Residence. She didn't show the slightest hint of anger or disappointment as if her negotiations with the Pavilion had meant nothing to her.
Meanwhile, none of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's members were surprised by the outcome. It was clear that Zero Wing had more to offer than Mythology, which was based on the western continent. Even a fool would recognize the stronger potential ally. Cold Shadow wouldn't linger to suffer further embarrassment.
"Rain, Guild Leader Black Flame has taken time out of his busy schedule to visit our main headquarters! As a Pavilion Master, how can you leave him standing out here for so long? You are being impolite!" a white-haired Grand Elder berated Phoenix Rain after Cold Shadow had left the Guild Residence.
The old man had been loud, but everyone could tell that he wasn't angry in the least. Rather, his tone contained joy and excitement. He had obviously chosen to support Phoenix Rain's side.
The Grand Elder's comments shook Phoenix Rain from her daze, and she addressed Shi Feng, "My mistake. Guild Leader Black Flame, please come in."
Phoenix Rain had never dreamed that Shi Feng would be so powerful as to reveal one trump card after another. Not only had he sent Mythology's Cold Shadow packing, but he had also managed to drag the entire Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion to her side. The situation had developed so quickly that she was at a loss.
Once Phoenix Rain led Shi Feng and his entourage into the Guild Hall, the Grand Elders in the plaza shot Nine Dragons Emperor piteous looks. After expressing their helplessness, they, too, returned to the Guild Hall, dismissing the other Pavilion Master.
"We're in trouble now, Pavilion Master. Thanks to Black Flame, the Grand Elders now support Phoenix Rain," Martial Dragon said, frowning as he watched the Grand Elders walk away without a word. After today, Nine Dragons Emperor's chances of becoming the next Great Pavilion Master were non-existent.
"Trouble?" Nine Dragons Emperor shot back with a sinister sneer. "Wrong! This is our chance! Phoenix Rain might've ascended to heaven thanks to Zero Wing's potential and foundations, but possessing wealth without the strength to protect it is a crime! Zero Wing shouldn't have revealed its Flying Ships and Advanced Ancient Barrier Scrolls so early. What do you think the various superpowers will do if they find this out?"
"Approach Zero Wing in hopes of cooperation?" Martial Dragon guessed after considering the question.
"And if that fails?" Nine Dragons Emperor asked, smiling at Shi Feng's departing figure.
"They'll do everything in their power to destroy Zero Wing!" Martial Dragon exclaimed as realization dawned on him. He also realized why Cold Shadow had left so quickly.
Zero Wing might be fine with its Flying Ships, but the Advanced Ancient Barrier Scrolls could change the status quo in God's Domain. If the various superpowers couldn't get their hands on the Twelve Elemental Pillars Scrolls, they wouldn't be content to let a pseudo-superpower like Zero Wing hold on to them. Today's events would certainly reach the various superpowers, and once it did, they would take action.
Even if Zero Wing allied with a few superpowers, they couldn't protect the Guild. The Twelve Elemental Pillars Scrolls touched on the foundations and futures of every superpower. Unless the various superpowers were willing to bow to Zero Wing in the future, they would try to destroy the smaller Guild now, ensuring that the status quo remained the same.
While Nine Dragons Emperor and Martial Dragon whispered amongst themselves, news of Zero Wing's three Flying Ships and its ability to mass-produce Advanced Ancient Barrier Scrolls spread like wildfire, soon reaching the various superpowers' upper echelons.


Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate.

This time, he will not be controlled by others.

Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life.

Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!

Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all.

Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.

When Meria heard this she also broke out of her stupor and said, "Well you'll have to excuse us Miss Aria. Navi here wishes to go to the library so I'll be guiding her to it."

[I'll be back in a while I wish to learn more so I'll be leaving. See you Later.] After typing that Meria and Navi made their way towards the library.

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After a walking for a while Meria and Navi made it to the Library. When they arrived Meria said, "Do you need any help choosing books or finding something specific." After asking she looked at Navi waiting for an answer.

[No thanks, I think I can handle it from here. Thank you for escorting me. Hope we meet again at some time.] Once she finished typing her message she looked towards Meria.

"Alright we'll meet some other time hope you find what you need. Ohh Yea, here is the library card if you need to check out any books." Meria looked towards Navi as she gave her the card. Once done she waved goodbye towards Navi as she walked away.

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1st Person

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After Meria left I chose to search for language and history books which I knew would help me the most while learning about this world.
During my search I picked up books like the dictionary a few encyclopedias and some others in between.

As I was looking at the history books I couldn't help but think, 'Seems the dungeons started appearing about a century ago. Also it seems that these humans haven't the slightest idea where these dungeons come from. 

They seem to have eden currency when it comes to buying weapons and or materials from dungeons. That pretty good considering I kept the currency of my previous life so I won't have any problems. 

Hmm, from what I can read I can surmise from these books this world is far more diverse than eden in culture. Their technology is more advanced and they don't follow "monarchy" style governments. 

From what I can see the highest level on this planet is about 600 which is past Demi-God level. If my guess is correct I should be able to reach my old planet by ascending to Eden. That when I'll get my revenge on those scum.'

After reading and skimming throughout the library  I learned the language and all the information I could. This only took me about 2 hours due to my photographic memory and high wisdom and intelligence which helped me sort out what I was reading. 

During my journey back to the dorms I couldn't help but think, 'It seems I'll have to stay low and get stronger fast so that I can gain more connections. I should probably try to find at least one companion to train up a party. The problem is I have huge trust issues so I have to either find some in love with me or a loyal servant. Lastly the next strongest city is Boston which has has dungeons up to level 100 so that will be my next spot.'

After a while of walking I reach my dorm. When I opened the door I was greeted by Aria, "Welcome back I hope you got what you needed from the library."

"Yea I got what I needed I picked up the language surprisingly easy so I decided to start speaking as it would be a hassle to type whenever I wish to speak." After responding to her question I look towards her to see her fall in a daze once again due to my ethereal sounding voice.

Story of a Goddess that is betrayed and killed in her first life she is reborn into a new world with the same laws as her old. Read as Navi lives her new life while regaining her strength in order to seek revenge.(A/N: First original story trying. Hope you guys enjoy and comment down below for any tips you wish to give.

Prince Daemon Targaryen~

"You killed someone in front of your son!" Rhea threw a book at me, though I luckily dodged it. "And not just that, you had the GALL to declare HIS betrothed the Queen of Love and Beauty, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" She screamed, throwing more books at me. "Seven above, calm down woman!" I yelled as she held firm, though obviously close to shirking back.

"I didn't intend to kill that boy, It was an accident!" I said, rather angry, slowly walking over to her as she calmed down some. "That still doesn't explain why you took your lecherous gaze to your son's betrothed." She said as I hugged her, with my hands on the small of her back. "I don't plan on cuckolding my own son if that's what you're worried about..." I said, before groping her ass. "Besides, you love it when I bring other women to our bed." I said as she moaned. "Dae-Daemon, he's just in the other room!" she said, fighting back a moan. "He's old enough to know to fuck off when the time is right... Now C'mere" I smirked, ripping open her blouse.

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Prince Gaemon Targaryen~

After the tourney and the... escape from my parent's own escapades, I found myself in my private room, just... staring at the metaphysical glowing box in front of me. This whole, kenjutsu thing is confusing. Like, I know that Kenjutsu is a pretty good form of using a sword and all, but would it be effective against medieval infantry? It was good enough that they kept it up until just after the industrial revolution and all, but It's mostly focused against people who aren't wearing steel plating. Oh well, no need to complain about it. Cortana, open Kenjutsu crate.
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-Kenjutsu Crate

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The crate disappeared before Three glowing lights engulfed my sight. Slowly the lights dim before Cortana shows me my newly attained items.
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+Kenjutsu Training Manual, +Basic Wooden Bokken, +ID Create

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Oh, I remember this stuff, It's like a place to train and get levels, Hmmm, I wonder how much XP I get just by killing something...? Oh god, Im talking like Arya Stark now. Hmmm, Well, why don't you show me each level?
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The Levels~

Blank Dungeon- Peaceful

Wight Dungeon- Easy

Orc Dungeon- Easy/Medium

Troll Dungeon- Medium (Locked)

Werewolf Dungeon- Medium/Hard (Locked)

Dragon Dungeon- Hard (Locked)

Tower of God- Harder Daddy (Locked)

Custom Dungeon- Rate Depending (Locked)
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Hmm, So i get three dungeons off the bat... wait, the fuck is with that last one? "Harder Daddy, really? What's next Cortana, expect me to bend over at let you peg me?! FILTHY SYSTEM!" Cortana, in all her glory decides that this is the time to act against me.
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No, that's Rhaenyra's job.

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fuck you Cortana, filthy whore. Anyways, What can I get from the Dungeons, and what type of XP is there per level? Any other info would be great too.
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Each Dungeon is foolproof, if you die in the Dungeon, you won't die in real life, though it will be immensely painful, whilst in a Dungeon, time in the real world does not continue, so no-one will think something is amiss. Once in a dungeon, you will be given armor and a weapon of your choice depending on your level if you do not have one. You can do three Dungeons in a row before you pass out from exhaustion. 

The Blank Dungeon is as it is named, It is an entirely blank void with nothing in it, excluding the floor. It's the perfect place to train skills. 

The Wight Dungeon is a low-grade dungeon (1-15). Each Wight has a chance to drop a Silver Stag, various pelts, and a bronze sword, with the rare chance for one to drop a bronze ingot. You get between 25-65 XP per kill, depending on the level of the wight, which come in twenty-one different waves (each containing between 150-300 Wights, excluding the final one), the last being the Wight King, a Level 15 Boss which drops a Gold Dragon and an iron ingot, with 100 XP once killed. After the Dungeon is beat, there will be a chest for you to open, which will carry between 200 Silver Stags to 30 Gold Dragons, with the occasional Customization Token tossed in. (0.5% chance)

The Orc Dungeon is an Easy to Medium Dungeon (10-25) It is large, a three leveled tower with waves, ten per level (100-350), with the final level having 11, with the Orc Chieftan being the final boss. Each orc can drop various bones, deer jerky, and a barbaric iron sword, with the rare chance to drop a Gold Dragon, each containing between 150-300 XP per kill. The Orc Chieftan is a Level 25 Boss which drops anywhere from 10 Gold Dragons to 20 Gold Dragons, with the chance to drop a steel sword. Killing it will get you 500 XP. Once the Dungeon is completed, a chest will await you with anywhere from 15 Gold Dragons to 50 Gold Dragons, with the occasional Customization Token tossed in. (1%)

The rest of the Dungeons I shall inform you on when you reach the required level.

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Hmm, That is around between nearly 4000-2000 XP per wave on just the easiest! Jesus, just scares me how this all seems a convenient little trap that a ROB would give me for bland storytelling...oh well, I have... 20 Gold Dragons? I wonder what I can afford with that kind of cash? Cortana, open the shop. 
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Store:

Dragon Eggs

Materials

Weapons 

Armor

Crowns

Misc.

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Hmm. Well, I guess I can browse, I have yet to check out the Dragon Egg tab, so open it, slave.

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Go suck Rhaenyra's cock.

Dragon Eggs:

Black Dragon Egg- 1900 Gold Dragons

White Dragon Egg- 1900 Gold Dragons

Grey Dragon Egg- 1900 Gold Dragons

Red Dragon Egg- 2000 Gold Dragons

Blue Dragon Egg- 2000 Gold Dragons

Yellow Dragon Egg- 2000 Gold Dragons

Green Dragon Egg- 1500 Gold Dragons

Purple Dragon Egg- 1800 Gold Dragons

Orange Dragon Egg- 2500 Gold Dragons

Cyan Dragon Egg- 1700 Gold Dragons

Pink Dragon Egg- 1300 Gold Dragons

Frozen Dragon Egg- 3500 Gold Dragons

Custom Dragon Egg- Customization Token

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Holy shit! Like, seriously, at this rate, I'll be LIVING off of Customization tokens. They seem to be the ONLY thing keeping me alive... or at least with proper equipment. Wait a second... what was that about Rhaenyra...? I couldn't read it all. Browsing the others nothing really struck my fancy, other than a hyper-expensive 10000 Gold Dragon set of Valyrian Armor, which looked like the Elder Scrolls: Legends version of the Imperial Armor, with the gold being traded in for some red metal. A must-have considering im a nerd when it comes to The Elder Scrolls. 

sighing to myself, I nearly jump when I hear a bleep.
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-Mission- 

Complete the Wight Dungeon

Rewards: 15 Gold Dragons & 12000 XP

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Hmm... now you are just tempting me, ay? Ok then, boot up the Wight Dungeon!

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I guess I should explain the level's in this world, hmm?

Children are always level 1, no matter their age or race, until they are ten years old, then, and only then, can they level up. Gaemon is the only occurrence of this not working out.

The smallfolk are usually levels 1-5, with a few that are level 20, though you could count that number per generation on your fingers and toes.

Animals are between 1-40, being of course, animals.

The Nobility, namely the lords are level 1-50, the best example of this is Eddard Stark, who reached level 50 in the Ironborn's attempted revolt. 

Royalty can be between 1-150, though mostly they stay under 50, due to not having as much free time as everyone else.

Dragon's have the highest starting point at 25-300, they are the strongest starting point, but can be felled if they aren't paying attention, by another dragon, or by a damn good shot.

White Walkers have the highest level, however, being 10-500, with the Night King sitting up at that glorious 500 mark, who knows, I may involve the Night Queen if you wish. The only way to kill them is with a levelless blade, which is only created from obsidian or Valyrian Steel.

The only way to surpass the given level of your species is to have a System, oh our lucky protagonist~

When a college graduate get's reincarnated into ASOIAF during the Dance, he gets his head a little bit over his head.

A little girl with long black hair wearing a white dress and a mask could be seen casually walking on the streets as she entered a public library on a small town.

She decided to read all the things she wanted to learn about, especially everything about Monster, Humans, Dungeons, Systems and Magic.

There, she spent the whole week reading and reading, even the Librarian admired her dedication to learn but was also worried since the girl haven't been sleeping or eating for a week.

Well she wasn't really shocked since higher level humans doesn't need to actually sleep since the energy they get from the surroundings called Mana can sustain their need for energy. Of course, she doesn't know what level Iziul was at but assumed she was already above a few levels of 20 since she can keep on reading books for the whole week.

But this binge reading did not stop even for a single moment. Day after day, night after night, the little girl would only stand up when she would need to get a new set of books to read.

The librarian and janitors commended her efforts for studying but was also deeply worried since she was binge reading books for three weeks already! A month!

So, for the 2nd week they have been providing her snacks and pillows that the girl would politely decline.

Well, they did try to persuade her to eat something or sleep but they never saw her look exhausted nor hungry since she would always wear a serious face when reading and her complexion doesn't change at all even after a whole week without eating.

So at the end, they'd let her be.



...

Three weeks ago.

Iziul decided to visit a public library to see if she could get something useful out of reading the books of this universe.

Since the 'Dungeons and Systems' were already existing in this universe for centuries already, libraries are bound to have books related to these topics.


And she was right, the library was filled with it. There were three sections inside the public library:

Menial, History and Class related books.

She first decided to check the menial section and saw books about simple knowledge about farming, cooking or whatever stuffs, Humans usually do. She then decided to check the History section and found out quite a few myths from Earth of her universe that actually existed in this universe, like dragons and phoenixes 

By the time she checked the Class related books, specifically magic, she got a notification from the system.

...

[User has now the knowledge of Mana]

[User is now able to gather Mana]

[Status: Mana, added]

...

With thag being said, Iziul then dove and drowned herself to the myriad of books about magic and spell and immediately after, she got another notification that she was hoping for to come.

...

[User had gained knowledge about weaving spells, User is now able to create Slightly Magical Byts...]

...

That's right! The Warlock babies are now on the options, well their are still 'Slightly', still! They are still Warlock Babies! Iziul thought as she got carried away.

'Sometimes I'm starting to act like a kid or anything... hmm... I'm an adult now... I'm... an... adult... nowww---wait, Oh, There are spells for Minf control??? Huehuehue...' Iziul consoled herself but was still carried away by the excitement of learning about magic.

She was always a fan of Super Heroes when she was a kid and her favorite 'super power' was Mind related magic.

This was due to the Dark Phoenix movie... her sadistic smile couldn't help but appear on her face behind the mask as she imagined herself disintegrating people's body parts, organs and cells by using her mind.


*COUGH COUGH


'Oops; I got carried away...'


The kind Librarian of the Public Library would often visit Iziul while carrying a plate of snacks and sometimes pillows. But Iziul declined those kind gestures since she doesn't need them at all.

This is the monster side of Iziul that stayed after her fusion. Since she is a Byte, a Virus variant to be specific, she doesn't need to eat since the 10,000 Geno Points she receive from the compromise of the system was already enough for her to last for 4 or 5 months without eating. Due to this as well made so that she doesn't need to sleep anymore.

Well, Iziul used that opportunity to interrogate her about recent news about dungeons, monsters and guilds that she just heard about to have a better picture of the whole thing.


And when the last book was finished, Iziul stood up from her sit and stretched a bit before placing the book back at its place.

Of course, Iziul also made sure to arrange the books neatly after she read them to somehow pay back to the public Library, the Librarian also saw how the books are properly arrange from A to Z, based on the title, so she decided to keep this book arrangement and payed Iziul for her effort.

Well, Iziul did not refuse this since she doesn't have any money for the meantime. 

After everything is done and she already have a better understanding of the situation of this umiverse, Iziul then left the building and walked towards a dungeon that was just right for her level.

Well she need to level up too and gain some geno points to move forward since a threat has come that made her feel powerless due to her tier and level, The War of Dungeons.

...

"How is the Pseudo-dungeon project?" the head of H.D.C. asked as his assistant who was sitting behind him as they rode a black limousine towards a hidden location.

"The researchers have been doing what they can to restore the missing hectar of land, they have also blocked the dungeon frequency to ensure that no monster can directly enter it through a portal and plant a node a it." She answered emotionlessly.

"Hmm..." He responded as the limousine arrived infront of the gate, a few seconds later, the gate opened as the limousine entered.

Walking out of the car, the Head of H.D.C gazed upon the abandoned greenhouse-like dome infrastructure, he then entered an elevator as the assistant swiped an ID card on slit on the elevator wall as they started to descend.

As the elevator door opened, they arrived at what seemed to be a research center, there, scientists ran were seen working hard on a project. 

On a big screen, they saw a stretch of land that had a forest of pine trees. 

Sitting on a chair, a man wearing a lab gown approached the head of the H.D.C. as he bowed his head before speaking.

"We already have a way to restore the missing piece but this would reset the Pseudo-dungeon back to its peak state." He said as he gulped, waiting for the respond anxiously.


"Hmm..." the head of H.D.C. breathed air as he turned to look at the head man of the research project.

"What was the purpose of this project again?" He asked.

"The Pseudo-dungeon project was made so that initial level warriors will have a good starting point before they can decide on their own classes." The head researcher responded.

"Hmm... And what should be the properties of the dungeon for that to happen?" The Head of H.D.C. same in return, coldy.

"W-Well, the Pseudo-dungeon should be at a weakened state so that the warriors who doesn't have battle experience yet can gain EXP at their initial points." the head researcher stuttered.

"Then what the F*cking hell are you doing?!?" The head of H.D.C. berated.

He then breathed air and decided to compromise since this project is a crucial piece for his plans.

"How about this... you reset the dungeon then bring it back again to its weakened state again. But, I'm only giving three months, after three months and there is no weakened psuedo-dungeon yet, expect your head hanged infront of the Light Church as your family will be vanished from the Human Defence Council protection system as your name will be branded as heretic. Got it?" He smirked grimly that caused the head researcher to shiver as he felt goosebumps on his neck.

"Yes sir." then the head researcher left.

The Head of H.D.C. then stood up and entered  the elevator again, along with his assistant.

"How is the search for the Human Anomaly?" He asked.

"The government are all trying their best, still all the girls they tested did not show any signs of being an anomaly, they also commercialized the news about this search while promising the family of the anomaly money and fame but still, the Anomaly haven't surfaced yet." she responded.

"Hmm... how is the Anomaly research doing?" he then asked.

"The Anomaly Research will be completed after three months. All the tests and simulations has been successful, they are only waiting for the development of the anomaly to finish." she responded.

"Hmm..."

How to defeat a horde of monsters?

Create an army!

How to do that?

BECOME A QUEEN!!

Set your colony, raise your army, attack monsters, eat their flesh, then evolve!

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Iziul was the youngest and the only female General of the Army of Earth year 2075 who attained the respectable rank of Five-Star.

Sadly, her high prestige was ended after being sent to her death trap by.

Waking up again, she was brought to another world quite different yet similar to Earth.

Trees were towering here as animals and insects that were seen small at earth became gigantic titans that wrecked havoc.

"Is that mothra?!?! godzilla?!?! wait! Why are they so big but... normal. Normal???

Holy Sh*t. They are not big! 

I'm just small!"

Join Iziul, as she transmigrated into a
Queen Bit and thread the path of evolution while building her army of children to conquer the world!

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Hope you guys enjoy it!

All the facilities inside Kailan grow in accordance with the development of a territory. 

Of course, the auction house, which was one of the most important facilities of a city was included in it. 

The higher the level of the city, the higher would the floors of the auction house facility's level would be. 

The largest auction house in Kailan at the moment was in the capitals of the former Empires of Kaimon and Luspel. 

However, since the empires disappeared, the auction houses too had disappeared along with them.

The largest auction house of all the existing auction houses was in the Lotus Kingdom, and Ian and Elcarix were walking around it for around 30 minutes already. 

"Dad, I want this. This!"

"That, so?"

"Yeah! This is so pretty!"

Elcarix was showing Ian a fur hat that was displayed at the corner of the store. 

Ian looked at the item's information. 

Tring-!

White Dragon Fur Hat –

Price: 307,698 gold

Seller: Private

Time for the sale to end: 7:14:27

(At the end of the sale time, the price will become 5% lower.)

Classification: Costume 

(Costume items can be worn on top of one's equipment.)

Options: cold resistance +3

Charm x 1.25

It is a fur hat made of leather 'snowflake' which is considered as one of the rarest animals in the Northern continent. 

It is a limited edition made by 'Yupina' the best clothing designer in the Kingdom of Lotus. 

It is a fur hat designed for the concept of a cute baby dragon's face.


Ian, who read the information window of the item, just sighed to himself. 

'Huh, a costume item… plus, the options are very sublime.'

Ian never spared money when it came to items, a thorough pragmatism. 

Which was why he never bought costume items.

The only costume items he bought were the ones with the minimum options that he could put on with his equipment. 

Whether it cost 5,000 gold or 1 million gold, the options were very few.

The price difference of the costume item depended on the term 'designer'. 

"Uhmm, 30 million…  I can buy three fluffy hats with that money…"

While Ian was mumbling, he could feel the stare of Elcarix on him. 

Ian with sweat rolling off him asked Elcarix,

"El-ah, you want to buy a fur hat for 30 million with no proper option?"

Ian emphasized how much the costume would cost when he spoke to Elcarix. 

However, Elcarix was stubborn. 

"But dad… I think I can wear that hat since I can transform into a human."

In Kailan, the NPCs could wear items, but the non-humanoid NPCs had no such options.

Elcarix knew this and would like to try if she could wear a costume since she could transform into a human.

Ian was flustered. 

"How did you know these things?"

However, Elcarix used her charm to convince Ian. 

"Hehe, dad, come on."

"…"

Ian, which was still hesitant about it, grabbed the furry hat. 

Tring-! 


You have purchased the item 'White Dragon Fur Hat'!

'307,698 gold' has been paid.


Ian's eyes were very sorrowful as he watched his gold be taken away from his hand. 

'Well it is cheaper than the clothes that I wear from head to toe in the real world, so…'

However, Elcarix shopping had just started. 

Tring-!


[You have purchased the item 'Dragon Soles'!]

['238,820 gold' has been paid.]

[You have purchased the item 'Dragon's Wing Dress']

['970,981 gold' has been paid.]


Ian nearly spent 2 million gold just on costume items, and that made his face fell. 

"El-ah, do you really have to buy the dress that looks like a table cloth?"

"Table cloth!"

"The table cloth looks just like that back at my place…"

"Ah, it's not that!"

Ian who normally didn't understand why users bought costume items never thought that he would be in such a situation.

'Ah, being a dad in the virtual reality game is also tough…'

Ian's respect for his parents suddenly began to spring up inside his heart.

He wanted to see Harin quickly. 

'Wait, if I'm El's dad… then Harin is her mom, right? I don't have to feel this pain all by myself!'

However, Ian who realized that Harin was busy felt dejected once again. 

Harin was very busy with her restaurant activities lately. 

If Ian left El with Harin, he was sure that he would be ignored the whole day.

There was also the possibility that the cute and sweet El would become twisted. 

'That can't happen!'

Ian clenched his fists as his heart got fired up. 

At the same time, Elcarix wearing all the costumes that Ian bought for her walked towards him.

"Ta-da! Dad, how is it? Do I look good?"

Ian felt that the 2 million gold he spent was worth it after seeing El wearing those costumes while happily dancing around.

"Cute, so cute!"

It wasn't the Dragon of Light, but Elcarix who was dressed in all-white. 

The dragon fur hat and the small wool that was dangling on her back with her small wings intensified her cuteness. 

"Our El is so pretty!"

Elcarix who got praised by Ian flew to the sky with a huge smile. 

Before they went costume shopping, El learned fly magic in her polymorph form.

"I'm pretty, right?"

"Yeah, my daughter is the prettiest."

The wound on Ian's heart caused by those unexpected expenditures disappeared in a second. 

'Well, all her skill-books can be bought for 20 gold so everything is fine.'

Even though his expenditure was twice than what he had expected, Ian tried to rationalize his thoughts. 

Ian was holding onto Elcarix and turned towards the hunting ground. 

Now was the time to earnestly hunt. 

'Huhu, now I need to study how to turn the skill cycle?'

Elcarix's exclusive experience buff was over, and now was the time to take advantage of all of his familiars. 

He thought he could combine the magic of Elcarix with his existing familiars, and that made him excited.


*                    *                    *


"Huu, Lugarix, this elementary kid…"

Inside the planning team room of the LB company. 

Over ten people were gathered in the meeting room with seriousness written all over their faces.

And all of them couldn't stop talking about 'Lugarix'.

"Hu, who was the one who thought of that Lugarix guy?"

Asked the planning team leader of team 3, Kim Yu Hwan.

He sat down then sighed, and the member next to him raised his hand up and spoke with a low voice. 

"Me... me sir…"

"I don't understand. Why does this guy have such a lot of information?"

"That... the God Dragon's normally belonged to that part. So, having the data of Middle-earth had to be included."

Choi Seo Young, who was seated on the opposite side asked with a puzzled look. 

"There have been a lot of God Dragons before Lugarix. Especially that Karceus who became the familiar of Ian… but he didn't give out any information, right?"

The member just sighed and responded,

"But Karceus doesn't remember anything. He becomes a complete dragon after awakening then say his role and his reincarnation. The same goes for the Dragon of Light, Elcarix. They don't remember Middle-earth."

This time it was Kim Yu Hwan who asked. 

"Then what about the Sun Dragon, Ranohel and the Dragon of wind, Norpis? I know of a lot of users who are currently doing the quests regarding those matters."

At that question from the team leader, the member just scratched the back of his neck.

He was trying hard to think of an answer to give them when Na Ji-chan who was sitting next to him spoke, 

"Team leader, it has something to do with the affinity."

"Affinity?"

"Yeah. No matter how the quest progresses, even when having acquaintance, the NPC doesn't give out information if the affinity was low between them and the users."

"Hmm, then the affinity between Ian and Lugraix is that high?"

"Yes. However even then, the entry of the Dragon Haven information… I never thought of it. To be controlled by the 'command' of the Dragon God."

Silence filled the conference room once Na Ji-chan was done talking.

Everyone was lost in their own concerns. 

It was the same for Na Ji-chan as well. 

Even for Na Ji-chan who knew more about Ian than anyone else in the planning team, this was a situation that even he couldn't quite understand. 

'No, why is that kid dragon opening his mouth like this?'

In fact, if the information from Lugraix went to other users, it wouldn't be such a critical situation. 

If that ever happened, no one in the planning team would've actually been worried.

But the problem, however, was Ian. 

It was because Ian would be able to figure out the exact project frame they had just by knowing the smallest bit of information. 

The whole team wasn't being exaggerated. They were certain that Ian could definitely do that.

In particular, the dimensional door to the Dragon Haven…

'Even at level 200, he almost went through the bottom of the dungeons… now he is almost at the level of 400, he will be able to drill right through it.'

Ian had already been to the dragon's altar in the past, and he surely knew what the door of the dimension led through. 

However, the reason why he didn't go through the door was because of the ongoing war in their dimension at that time. 

In order to go through the dimensional door in the Dragon's Altar, he had to open the dimensional door by using the dimensional charger.

Once he moved to the Dragon's Altar with that item, it had a restriction that one couldn't come back for the duration of one week. 

According to Na Ji-chan's expectation…

'Once the war is over and the Richie King is caught, he will challenge the Dragon Haven right away.'

Once he was done with everything on their continent, he would most likely head straight to the Dragon Haven. 

That would definitely turn into a disaster. 

The idea was still in its rough stages. Since the system wasn't completely designed yet, there was a high probability for bugs to occur; just like it did the last time. 

While Na Ji-chan was working on his assumptions and thoughts, Kim Yu Hwan's voice suddenly rose. 

"Ji-chan ah."

"Yea, Team leader."

"What are all the ongoing quests of that Ian jerk?"

He instinctively replied to his team leader's question. 

"Team leader, it isn't Ian jerk, it is Ian God."

"God my foot. Even in this situation, you're calling him a god?"

"Yeah, Ian god is a god."

"Enough, just answer what I have asked you."

Na Ji-chan took a moment and tried to recollect all the quests that were under progress for Ian.

'Got it! The Spirit Dimension!'

The quest that Ian wasn't currently doing, the Spirit Dimension quest. 

'If we give an additional reward to the Spirit Dimension quest, Ian will surely do the Spirit Dimension quest… in the meantime, we could finish the Dragon Haven.'

Before Ian got the Sprit Dimension related quest, the whole planning team was involved in the completion of the Spirit Dimension. 

Therefore, if Ian entered the Spirit Dimension, they would be able to buy themselves a couple of months. 

Na Ji-chan, who realized it, spoke with a bright expression,

"Everyone, I have a great idea."

He started explaining the plan that he came up with. 

As they listened to it, the faces of Na Ji-chan's team members brightened up as well. 

"That seems nice."

"Keu, surely."

"Huhu, then we'll have to do one thing."

However, while he continuously explaining, Na Ji-chan couldn't help but sigh. 

'Hu, we are all squeezing our heads because of just one user…'

The plan of the planning team, which was going to be their task during the episode of Lich King, was to waste all the information that came out of Lugarix's mouth.

The world’s largest scale virtual reality game, ‘Kailan’.

A well-known gamer in the virtual reality game community, Ian.

He reset his lv 93 character to obtain a hidden class… but the class he chose was the most useless class in Kailan, the summoner? On top of that, a call from his professor leads to a mental breakdown! To avoid academic probation, he must level up to the same level as his reset character in two months!

After spending his DP like a drunken tycoon at a casino, Ves was only left with half of his budget. While he considering splurging the entire amount on lottery tickets, he quickly reconsidered.
"My luck is rather inconsistent. I don't want to take any chances at this moment."
He opened the System's Store page and called up his wish list.
At this moment, Ves mainly sought to keep the Mech Designer System a secret. With enough credits, he could buy all manner of fancy gadgets. The only thing he couldn't readily buy with credits was a way to obscure his expanding use of the System.
[Anonymous Parcel Delivery System - Level 1]
Price: 10,000 Design Points
Range: 1 star sector
Dimensions: 1cm x 1cm x 1cm
The APDS is a sophisticated transportation device that can teleport any cargo to an unmonitored area within its range.
The description left much to be desired, but Ves got the gist, especially with his enhanced intelligence. The small device was somehow capable of instantly teleporting any object placed inside its tiny interior across many light-years.
The capacity of the box was tiny. It only had enough space to teleport a datachip, one of Lucky's gems or his nail clippings. It also drained a lot of power everytime it initiated a teleport.
Ves mainly considered purchasing the APDS due to its ability for him to remain anonymous when he traded something sensitive, like Lucky's gems. He still had to come up with a way to remain untraceable when he communicated with his clients, so until then he had no use for this item.
"Let's look at something else."
[Small Anonymizing Stamp]
Capacity: 1 cubic cm
Price: 10,000 Design Points
This specialized stamp can permanently mark any object with a special ink. The stamp has the ability to hide the special characteristics of object that receives a stamp. The SAS is only capable of affecting an object with a maximum volume of 1 cubic cm.
[Anonymizing Ink - Small]
Amount: 1 single-use cartridge
Price: 100 Design Points
This ink can be used by any compatible stamp or device to anonymize an object, thereby hiding their special characteristics. Enough ink is supplied to apply 1 small stamp.
The stamp and its separately supplied ink could completely obscure any object smaller than a single cubic centimeter. This meant it could obscure the origins of one of Lucky's gems as well as a normal-sized data pad.
The parameters only cares about the volume. This technically meant he could stamp a stick as lengthy as a shuttle as long as it was very thin and very narrow. The stamp worked as long as the object offered a large enough surface area.
"Let's go with these stamps." He decided after a moment's consideration. "The items down the list are also useful, but right now it's important to cover my tracks going forward. If I still want to make use of Lucky's gems, I have to obscure their effects."
As long as Ves applied a tiny stamp, no one would suspect the activation button of the mech to affect the machine in a mysterious way. The only downside to using the stamp was that he had to spend 100 DP for every stamp. It turned each physical mech sale a net loss in terms of DP.
He tapped his lips and weighed the costs. "I can still earn back the points when I design another virtual mech. It's more important for me to raise the performance of my premium mechs. The higher their specs, the more my fame will spread. I'll limit the use of Lucky's gems to gold and ruby label mechs."
The mass production mechs fabricated by Carlos did not deserve to be graced with a special gem. "A cheap synthesized gemstone will do."
Ves bought the stamp and a single cartridge of ink. He stuffed them both into the pocket of his antigrav clothes for now. "I should add secure storage to my shopping list."
After Ves finished his shopping, he went back to work. First, he returned to the Clifford Society's virtual portal and entered the Star Library. He scanned the most advanced Apprentice-level books and grabbed a generous selection.
He then proceeded to read them rapidly. Any Society members that walked by might think he was merely skimming the pages. In truth, with his improved cognitive abilities, he was able to understand most of the theory fairly quickly.
During his reading marathon, his comm discretely beeped. Dietrich finally sent over the thirty-five million credits from the sale of the blackmail material they found at the abandoned base.
"Took you long enough." He said. He first sent the promised twenty-five million credits to SASS. This left him with a total savings of thirty-two million credits. "It's not much of a stash, but I've got enough to spend on some additional books."
In order to accelerate his learning, Ves resorted to the open market to get his hands on Journeyman-level books. The books available for sale in the public might not be as good as the ones in the Moon Library, but at least he didn't have to spend his valuable merits.
Ves indulgently stuffed his comm with two million credits worth of virtual textbooks. He wasn't satisfied with any of them, as the pedigree of the authors fell far short of those whose works were included in the Moon Library.
"Well, beggars can't be choosers."
He essentially tried to advance his main skills by brute force. His enhanced intelligence allowed him to make sense of even the most opaque descriptions. His improved concentration also helped by keeping his focus on track. It took a lot of effort to maintain his interest in his studies.
Slowly but surely, his strategy paid dividends. By combining quality Apprentice-level books from the Star Library with the awful Journeyman-level books from the galactic net, he eventually broke through. He reached Journeyman in both Physics and Mathematics two weeks later.
"Finally, I'm done!" He screamed in the air. He tiredly rubbed his eyes and stood up from his terminal. He walked over to Carlos to see how much progress he made so far. "How many successes?"
"Just three so far." He shook his head as he kept his focus level on the assembler. Trying to stuff the mess of cables and components into a limited space without breaking anything always eluded Carlos so far. "This mech is just too damn finicky with its internals. The three intact mechs I've fabricated so far are complete flukes."
Funding his first employee's fabrication spree also took a toll on Ves. He expected Carlos to master the process now that more than a month went by. What he saw instead was Carlos tripping over the last hurdle over and over.
Ves stretched out his palm. "Okay, this clearly isn't working. Just stop."
"I'm sorry Ves. I thought I could master it, but this darned design is too insane."
"You should see the original Caesar Augustus. That one is at least fifty percent harder to put together. In any case, there's no use for you to work on either designs. They're too advanced and too complex."
"Then what should I do next?"
Obviously Ves didn't want Carlos to sit on his thumbs waiting for him to finish his redesign. "Go ahead and practice on my virtual mechs for now. You need to get the hang of fabricating all kinds of mechs. Start with my 1-star designs like the simple Nomad and work your way up to my 3-star Young Blood."
"I'll be sure to master the Young Blood once you're done with your redesign." Carlos promised him. He knew he screwed up.
"That's good, because some of the design principles I've used in the Young Blood will carry over to the Marc Antony Mk II. By the way, the Young Blood also makes use of compressed armor, so you should skip that step as usual until you are ready to learn its principles."
Alloy compression was an extremely sensitive and dangerous process that could go wrong in many ways. At best it could ruin a batch of multi-million credits worth of exotics. At worst, the entire compression machine might blow up.
Ves still had to find a way to automate the production of compressed armor plating. One of the reasons why he hungered for the Dortmund was that it could link up to a good quality alloy compressor and fabricate compressed plates in a single session.
After settling his fabricator's new training, Ves left the workroom and entered the area where Lucky previously hibernated. The glowing blue ball winked out a few days ago and left a sparkling new mechanical cat in place.
His pet clearly benefited from the unidentified piece of ore from Master Olson. It must have been worth quite a lot, but without any headway into figuring out its use, Ves had no regrets in passing it on to Lucky.
"How are you buddy? Have you recovered from your sleep?"
Lucky tiredly meowed at him while brushing its burnished bronze exterior with his tongue. Ves bent down and scratched his mechanical pet between the ears. He admired Lucky's shiny new exterior and examined his status.
[Pet Status]
Name: Lucky
Owner: Ves Larkinson
Rank: Gold [Exclusive]
Level: 2
Skills
[Gem Excretion II]
[Energy Claws I]
Lucky already gained the ability to claw through armor from a previous gift. His cat did not gain anything special this time when it consumed the ore. Instead, his cat leveled up. Ves understood that as an upgrade to its core functionality. The cat grew a little tougher, faster and maybe smarter.
His exclusive Gem Excretion ability also advanced. Any gems that Lucky excreted from now turned into real treasures. Compared to the pitiful gems that Ves had stuffed in a safe, the newer gems should be twice as strong.
Ves already looked forward to what Lucky might 'produce'. He already had his Anonymizing Stamp in hand. "It's getting dangerous these days. Don't go excreting your gems into the woods without me next time. Let me raise my Privacy Shield first before you do your business."
Lucky lightly smacked his hand with his paw, as if expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Don't be like that Lucky. I already have a huge shipment of tasty ores in my storage room."
That certainly perked up the cat. Lucky rose from his bed and raced out of the living room in a hasty scramble. Ves scratched his head. Did his cat even know how to open the locks?
He followed after his overeager pet and opened one of the drawers for him. He only withdrew a modest chunk of minerals for his cat. He didn't want to see his cat grow fat.
"Take your time, Lucky. I've got plenty of stock ready for you to devour." He cooed, already thinking about the small mountain of gems his pet could excrete.
Having taken care of Lucky's dinner, Ves left the living room and exited the workshop.
Underneath the ever-present clouds, a highly automated construction force fortified the perimeter. The bots already removed the flimsy electric fence. Sanyal-Ablin's workers already measured out an expanded square of fortified walls. Large glowing pillars of light marked the locations where they planned to place the turrets.
Ves approached the construction foreman. "Any problems?"
"None that requires your attention, Mr. Larkinson. The soil here is softer than we anticipated, so we will have to treat it along the way. We're also having difficulties in obtaining our permits from the Freslin City Council. Without their say-so, we aren't allowed to install our heavy turrets."
"I see." Ves thinned his lips. He forgot about the local government in his expansion plans. "What kind of objections have they mentioned?"
"Well, nothing. They don't outright reject our applications, but they are letting them hang in limbo. This seems strange because there aren't any other major projects that is going on that can explain the delays."
The foreman didn't spell out his suspicions directly, but Ves got the message.
"Do I need to pay a visit to the city hall? Remind them that there's a time sensitive project waiting for their approval in my yard?" Ves asked as he tried to figure out a way to exert his influence on the government without ruining his relationship with them. After all, he still enjoyed a privileged status.
"It may help. It's rather strange. Normally our name is enough to cow the local bureaucrats. Our managers suspect that someone else is directing their obstruction."
That was great. "Do you know if the mastermind is from the Republic or from the Coalition?"
"You'll have to speak with Miss Robyn for that. My guess is that it's a foreigner who's stuck their hands into the pot."
"Okay, thank you for informing me." Ves said and tipped his head to the helpful foreman. "I'll dig into this immediately."
"Thank you, Mr. Larkinson. The longer this goes on, the more it will cost."
Ves grumbled a bit. Who thought that with his status, a local still dared to mess around. He could forgive a politician or a bureaucrat who opposed him for a good reason, but this naked obstructionism benefited no one but the shadow behind the scenes.


Humanity has conquered half the galaxy and the Age of Mechs reigns supreme!

Ves Larkinson lacked the genetic aptitude to become a famed mech pilot. Fighting against his fate, he studied mech design in order to express his love for mechs as a builder instead of a soldier.

When Ves graduated from college, he returned to a new but empty boutique. Left with a small, newly founded mech workshop that his father painstakingly built with a mountain of debt, Ves somehow needs to make ends meet with the bank breathing down his neck.

In the midst of his despair, he found salvation from another legacy his father had left.

"Welcome to the Mech Designer System. Please design your new mech."

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Japan, what many would consider the greatest city in the world, is where the brilliant and quirky Hiro lived. His was kind and somewhat foolish. He was too Naïve for his own good. But, not many could blame him as he was born and kept away in the wall he and his family called a home. Away the rest of the world they would stay. Hiro has never seen the outside world in his whole life and his parents wanted to keep it that way. But then, one special day, he found a way out. It was at the time when his parents were asleep. He had stolen the key from their room, as most children do at that time. But instead of making the worst decision of his life he... actually no he made the worst decision of his life. After finding out how the hell a key works, Hiro slid the door open slowly. It was the moment of truth, the time that he'll finally see the outside. 

The door finally opened, and what would greet him was... a normal sidewalk, street, and a couple of parked cars. It was nothing special, but to Hiro it was REVOLUTIONARY. A real car! Real strangers walking by! A different kind of ground! He was so excited that he couldn't help but explore this wondrous world.

Hiro moved along the sidewalk, giving everybody who passed him an enthusiastic and ecstatic "Hello!" Then he encountered his mortal enemy. His arch nemisis. He rival that would be nearly impossible to defeat! A dreaded crosswalk. He moved along carefully, slowly, forgetting that not many people would be around at night in the first place. But at the same moment, as the moonlight shined upon him in the middle of the street, a car, a truck, came dashing at the young man. He couldn't move because of shock, the driver wasn't paying attention, and the truck was going incredibly fast. In that moment, Hiro's life flashed before his eyes. He closed his eyes, accepting his fate... then... nothing? Hiro opened his eyes to see that everything had stopped. He was confused, he thought that death would've hit him hard, but alive he was. He couldn't move, not because of shock, just because of he couldn't for a random reason. All he could think of at the moment was the times he read books and played dungeons and dragons with his sister. He couldn't stop thinking of the books he made based off of other fantasy books. But it seemed that it was futile. The only thing that moved then, was a tear that rolled down Hiro's face. Then, suddenly, time resumed. All that should be said is that Hiro didn't fell pain, he just faded. Hiro's last hope was that his next life could be filled with explorations and the wonders of life. And somehow, through the way of some unknown god, Hiro's eyes had opened to a pure white scene with a man in the middle.

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